Casa Taberna

What it is

A 17th-century Castilian manor house on Pedraza's Plaza Mayor that has recovered its old tavern. It is the project of the cook Samantha Vallejo-Nágera, who describes it as a dream come true: classic cooking over embers, good produce and simple recipes, with the fire in view. The house sums up the idea as fire, produce and tradition. It has three spaces: the tavern, with a long-established bar and an antique table; the restaurant, where the menus are served, and a terrace on the square. Above are rooms.

What to order

The restaurant menu, renewed in October 2026, revolves around the grill. Among the meats are the rib steak from mature Friesian beef (€85 a kilo), the entrecôte with Café de Paris butter and chips (€36), grilled sweetbreads with lemon and the criollo chorizo with chimichurri. For two people there are boeuf bourguignon (€40) and corvina belly Bilbao-style (€55). For starters, onion soup with Gruyère cheese, grilled leeks with Roncal cheese, sirloin steak tartare, ham croquettes, torrezno, lentils with foie gras or with black trumpet mushrooms, and a slow-cooked egg with mushrooms and truffle. The house dessert is the Samantha chocolate and hazelnut tart with ice cream (€12.50). The bread service is charged separately.

There are two menus, served to the whole table and only in the restaurant area:

• Samantha menu, €90. Country pâté, Cantabrian anchovy, artichoke flower, corvina Bilbao-style, grilled rib steak, Cerrato de Palencia cheese with quince and the Samantha tart.
• Sabine menu, €70. A tribute to her French mother: country pâté and foie gras, onion soup, entrecôte with Café de Paris butter and cheese crème brûlée.

Both include artisan bread and filtered water. The offer changes with the season; if you have allergies, let them know in advance. The tavern and the terrace have their own menus, more for nibbling.

How to book

By phone on 621 259 016 or at [email protected]. The phone is answered Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Sunday from 10:00 to 16:00, and Friday and Saturday from 10:00 to 15:00 and from 19:00 to 21:00. The website does not publish kitchen hours or closing days: confirm them when you book. The terrace cannot be reserved: it is taken on a first-come basis.

Before or after

It is right on the Plaza Mayor, so it fits with the walk around the town and the visit to the Castle and Zuloaga Museum, at the end of calle Mayor. The car stays outside the wall.